Cephalocaudal Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nursing pediatrics: unit 1, 2, 3 What is growth? - correct answer Increase in number and size of cells Is growth predictable ? - correct answer Sequence, yes. Rate, no. What factors contribute to growth rate being unpredictable ? - correct answer Hereditary, environment, nutrition, chemicals, gender. What is development ? - correct answer A gradual change and expansion of individuals capacities through growth maturation and learning What is cephalocaudal? - correct answer Growt...

Purdue HK 100 Exam 3 Questions and Answers motor development - Answer-progressive change in motor behavior throughout the lifespan what we can gain from MD research - Answer--normal rate/sequence of development of fundamental motor skills -individual differences in rate of dvlpt of skills (race, gender, age) -deviations from normal dvlpt in special populations cross sectional research - Answer-different groups are studied at one time and compared to each other (gender, age); get resu...

Obj. #1 Describe general principles of growth and development -interrelated and interdependent processes -highly individualized -has a pattern -growth is related to increase in height and weight -general principles of growth and development include: cephalocaudal, proximodistal, differentiation Cephalocaudal starts at the head and moves downward Example: The child can control the head and neck before the arms and legs. Proximodistal -starts in the center and proceeds to the periphery Example: ...

Cephalocaudal development - ANSWER-development from head to toe ex. head control -> sitting -> walking -> running Proximodistal development - ANSWER-development from the trunk to the tips of the extremities ex. moving arms & legs -> picking things up with fingers Tummy time helps with which development type? - ANSWER-proximodistal Chronologic age - ANSWER-years or months since birth date Mental age - ANSWER-level of cognitive function usually the same as chronolo...

What are the signs and symptoms of sickle-cell anemia? - Answer Slight stature (lack of oxygen) with enlarged, protruding abdomen Severe bone and abdominal pain during a crisis cephalocaudal - Answer head to toe Infant Respiratory Assessment I - Answer What are your assessment findings? Retractions Accessory muscle use Grunting - not getting enough O2 Pediatric Respiratory Assessment II - Answer What are your assessment findings? Stridor Accessory muscle use retractio...

NURS 6541 Peds midterm exam / NURS6541 peds midterm exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ A 6-month-old male is at his well-child checkup. The nurse weighs him, and his mother asks if his weight is normal for his age. The nurse's best response is: A. At 6 months his weight should be approximately three times his birth weight. B. "Each child gains weight at his or her own pace." C. "At 6 months his weight should be approximat...

Infant stage - ANSWER-Newborn through 12 months of age Cephalocaudal pattern - ANSWER-Skills attained from head to toe Proximodistal pattern - ANSWER-Skills attained from trunk to extremities Gross motor skills in an infant - ANSWER-Develop before fine motor skills family centered care - ANSWER-Parents and caregivers participate in care in what position would you assess an infant - ANSWER-Infants assessed on caregivers' laps For infant Auscultation should be done.... - ANSWER-FIRST! List...

Growth - Answer a quantitative change that can be measured - Ex: weight, height, head circumference, body proportion, body systems Development - Answer a qualitative change in skill or ability - Ex: learning to tie shoes or building a block tower Denver II Test - Answer a test for screening cognitive and behavioral problems in preschool children - A subject's performance against the regular age distribution is noted Four categories: 1. Social contact 2. Fine motor ski...

nfant developmental patterns -- cephalocaudal: head to toe, gross motor skills develop this way - proximodistal pattern: central to distal, development of fine motor skills - gross motor skills develop before fine motor skills 0-3 months milestones -- gross motor: lift head to 45 degrees when prone - fine motor: grasp reflex disappears, developing purposeful movement - communication: sensitive to the way they are held, tone of voice, prefer human faces, smile/laugh on purpose

The principles of growth and development include all of the following except: a. Each child grows and develops according to a general orderly pattern that tends to resemble that of others of the same age, sex and nationality b. Development proceeds in a cephalocaudal and proximodistal manner c. Development proceeds from the specific to the general d. Growth and development are interrelated and interdependent - c. Development proceeds from the specific to the general The period of great...